NSA tells former secrecy czar Bill Leonard to file a FOIA request if he has any concerns

NSA Tells Former ISOO Director to File a FOIA Request July 5th, 2012 by Steven Aftergood William Leonard, the former director of the Information Security Oversight Office , served as an expert witness for the defense in the misconceived prosecution of Thomas Drake , in which all felony charges against Mr. Drake were dismissed. (Mr. Drake pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count.) Now Mr. Leonard is seeking permission from the trial judge in the Drake case to publicly disclose and discuss certain National Security Agency documents cited in the charges against Mr. Drake that he says were classified in violation of national policy. “I believe the Government’s actions in the Drake case served to undermine the integrity of the classification system and as such, have placed information that genuinely requires protection in the interest of national security at increased risk,” Mr. L...